PRE-MARKET TAIWAN & SINGAPORE STOCK NEWS: CTBC Financial Holding (2891 TT) Q1 (TWD) net rose 16% Y/Y to 23.1bln

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PRE-MARKET TAIWAN & SINGAPORE STOCK NEWS: CTBC Financial Holding (2891 TT) Q1 (TWD) net rose 16% Y/Y to 23.1bln

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PBoC is expected to set USD/CNY mid-point at 6.8072 (prev. 6.8375)

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EU expedites start of US trade deal in a bow to Trump's demand, according to Bloomberg

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TAIWAN

CTBC Financial Holding (2891 TT) - Co. Q1 (TWD) net rose 16% Y/Y to 23.1bln. (Taipei Times)

Tech - NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) is deepening collaborations with local ecosystem partners including Inventec (2356 TT) to swiftly deliver its new zonal processors for new-generation vehicles. (Taipei Times)

Other News

Taiwan Premier Cho Jung-tai unveiled a package of family support measures, including expanded parental leave and housing tax incentives for parents, as part of efforts to address a declining birthrate. (Taipei Times)

SINGAPORE

Hongkong Land (HKL SP) - Co. Q1 underlying profit rose 5% Y/Y. (Business Times)

Sembcorp Industries (SCI SP) - Co.’s Sembcorp Energy UK will partner Digital Reef to build phase one of a new data centre development at an industrial site in the UK. (Business Times)

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